{"id":149146,"date":"2024-02-08T14:50:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/08\/man-utd-legends-react-to-possible-old-trafford-exit\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T14:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:50:56","slug":"man-utd-legends-react-to-possible-old-trafford-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/08\/man-utd-legends-react-to-possible-old-trafford-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd legends react to possible Old Trafford exit \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Legendary figures at Manchester United are split over whether or not Sir Jim Ratcliffe should look to move the club into a modernised version of Old Trafford dubbed the \u2018Wembley of the north\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reports emerged on Tuesday\u00a0that INEOS chief Ratcliffe wants to transform United\u2019s home into a state-of-the-art venue, increasing the capacity of the stadium to around 90,000.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been suggested that Ratcliffe may lobby the UK Government for stadium funding in light of their Levelling Up commitments, with\u00a0<em>Mail Sport<\/em>\u00a0revealing that dialogue has already been opened with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.<\/p>\n<p>The existing Old Trafford opened in February 1910 but has not undergone any renovation work since 2006, when both quadrants adjacent to the North Stand were added to in order to bring the capacity up to 76,000. A leaking roof, crammed concourses and faded paintwork are just some of the current issues.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s been widespread debate over whether United\u00a0should look to build a new home from scratch and move to a new site, redevelop Old Trafford in its existing location or rebuild on the same patch of land \u2013 like Tottenham Hotspur did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hate to say it because I never thought I\u2019d see the day when I would say, \u2018Leave Old Trafford\u2019, but the idea of putting a purpose-built, state-of-the-art stadium next door is appealing,\u201d former centre-back Gary Pallister told\u00a0<em>Mail Sport<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs fantastic a stadium as it is \u2013 and it\u2019s not as bad as some people have made out \u2013 to make it the Wembley of the north might be the way forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could cost \u00a32bn to build, which is mind-blowing. But as a player and supporter, to go into a brand-new stadium like Tottenham have got, maybe that\u2019s the step we have to take if we want to keep our place at the top table and be spoken about as one of the elite of world football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Legendary goalkeeper Alex Stepney, who won the European Cup in 1968, argued: \u201cI do hospitality and every game they come from China, Australia, America and Argentina. There\u2019s a tremendous history. I think it would be tragic if they moved the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got the statues of Sir Matt Busby and Jimmy Murphy; the Trinity statue and the Munich memorial as well. You would lose so much of the history, not just for the supporters here but the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy preference would be to stay where we are. To rebuild the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand and improve the other parts of the ground with a roof all the way around. Build it up. Surely there are architects who can design that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we could stay there and redevelop it, we could still get 90,000-100,000 spectators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sammy McIlroy, who played 419 games for\u00a0United\u00a0and scored 71 goals, echoed Stepney\u2019s sentiments, saying: \u201cI would hate it if we have to move. You are starting in a new stadium to build history again, whereas Old Trafford has been there for years and years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople might say I\u2019m old school but I\u2019ve got fantastic memories of Old Trafford going back to my days with Best, Law and Charlton, and I would love to see them redevelop it from the inside and make it look like Wembley. 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